Bourne voters to mull Bournedale Schoolhouse upgrade/preservation

Wednesday

Apr 10, 2013 at 12:01 AMApr 10, 2013 at 10:16 AM

The Buzzards Bay Beautification Group requests $25,000 to repair the Bournedale Village Schoolhouse façade at Herring Pond Road, upgrade the historic building’s bell tower and add a portable handicapped access ramp to the structure. The request is listed in the Community Preservation Act funding requests headed to the May 6 Annual Town Meeting warrant.

The Buzzards Bay Beautification Group requests $25,000 to repair the Bournedale Village Schoolhouse façade at Herring Pond Road, upgrade the historic building’s bell tower and add a portable handicapped access ramp to the structure. The request is listed in the Community Preservation Act funding requests headed to the May 6 Annual Town Meeting warrant.

The ramp would be similar to that installed at the Cataumet Schoolhouse off County Road.

Town Administrator Thomas Guerino advised the finance committee that the Bournedale school, now increasingly used for public events, may need a plumbing upgrade in the future.

The beautification group hopes to complete its project by 2014 in time for canal centennial celebrations north of the waterway.